25 citations
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April 2021 in “The EMBO Journal” This review discusses the role of hair follicle stem cells as active signaling centers in skin homeostasis, highlighting recent advancements and reporting no new clinical results.
24 citations
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November 2016 in “Cell death and disease” This review discusses the generation of germ cell-like cells from skin-derived stem cells and reports no new results; the potential for these cells to produce viable progeny remains unclear.
23 citations
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August 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This review discusses the role of defensin peptides in stem cell activation for potential skin rejuvenation therapies and reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing the need for further studies.
22 citations
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November 2023 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review examines the potential mechanisms by which stem cell-derived cell-free therapy may prevent skin aging, highlighting various molecular targets and pathways involved in regeneration, oxidative stress regulation, ECM preservation, cell activity modulation, and inflammation.
21 citations
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January 2003 in “Skin pharmacology and physiology” This study found that dutasteride completely suppressed the formation of 5alpha-dihydro metabolites in cultured human skin cells, suggesting its potential use in acne and androgenetic alopecia.
20 citations
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February 2017 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study found that the small molecule honokiol may protect against inflammation, collagen breakdown, and cell damage caused by cigarette smoke in skin cells cultured in vitro.
19 citations
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April 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that transplantation of autologous stromal vascular fraction cells increased skin thickness and improved regeneration when combined with mechanical stretching, without severe adverse events.
19 citations
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January 2017 in “Stem Cells International” This review discusses the potential of adipose-derived stem cells for treating vitiligo, hair loss, and chronic wound healing, but reports no new clinical results and suggests the need for further investigation.
18 citations
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November 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review discusses how inflammation influences hair follicle stem cell activities like wound healing and follicle cycling and suggests a potential link between inflammation, stem cell activation, and programmed cell death.
18 citations
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August 2015 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study developed an efficient method for isolating and enriching multipotent ovine hair follicle stem cells, which may aid in research on the ovine hair cycle and future wool production.
15 citations
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December 2020 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review explores how epidermal stem cells contribute to the development and maintenance of various skin structures, and highlights specific markers and proteins associated with these cells, but reports no new clinical results.
14 citations
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January 2023 in “Nature Immunology” iNKT cells help develop and maintain healthy skin in young mice.
12 citations
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December 2010 in “Burns” This study found that p-auricular skin sites produced higher quality keratinocyte cultures with more K19-positive cells compared to scalp and chest sites, despite scalp's higher stem cell content in situ.
11 citations
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June 2005 in “Stem Cells and Development” This study demonstrated that stem cells from the small intestine can differentiate into skin cells and reduce skin damage in irradiated mice, supporting the theory of stem cell plasticity.
11 citations
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January 1988 in “PubMed” This study found that epidermal cell extract from keratinocytes may promote epidermal cell proliferation and migration while inhibiting fibroblast activity, potentially reducing scarring in wound healing.
11 citations
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August 2023 in “Burns” This review explores the molecular mechanisms through which NGF may enhance burn wound healing by reducing healing time and improving scar quality, but it presents no new clinical results.
11 citations
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September 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study identified a distinct CD49fhigh mesenchymal stem cell subpopulation in the dermis that supports hair follicle development and maintenance via Notch signaling activation.
9 citations
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January 2022 in “Theranostics” This review discusses the role of collagen XVII in maintaining stem cell niches and its impact on skin aging and wound repair, without reporting new clinical results.
9 citations
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January 2017 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter discusses the skin stem cell niche as a complex ecosystem and highlights the diverse components and interactions that influence stem cell function, but it reports no new experimental results.
9 citations
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February 2014 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This study found that conditioned media from human amniotic fluid-derived stem cells may enhance skin regeneration by promoting cell proliferation and migration, and by modulating gene expressions altered by UV irradiation.
9 citations
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November 2018 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” This study reports that a plant extract from Orobanche rapum can stimulate skin rejuvenation and protect cutaneous microbiota, potentially creating healthier skin.
9 citations
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July 2018 in “European journal of dermatology/EJD. European journal of dermatology” This study provides evidence that long-term deregulation of the circadian rhythm in humans affects the regenerative properties of skin and hair precursor cells by altering clock pathway protein expression.
9 citations
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August 2013 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” In this study, neonatal murine skin-derived cells transplanted using a mini-chamber method successfully produced robust and normal hair, contrasting with human scalp follicles which did not achieve follicle reconstruction.
8 citations
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January 2022 in “Burns and trauma” This review discusses the role of extracellular vesicles from specific skin cells in wound healing, emphasizing their potential in regenerative medicine and reporting no new experimental results.
7 citations
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March 2025 in “Free Radical Biology and Medicine” This study discusses how redox imbalance, specifically through reduced Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 mediated by the transcription factor JunB and sphingolipid metabolism changes, contributes to skin aging by depleting stem cell pools and altering the extracellular matrix, ultimately impacting skin integrity and function.
7 citations
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October 2024 in “Cells” The researchers reported that autophagy, a lysosome-dependent degradation mechanism, plays a significant role in the cellular remodeling of keratinocyte differentiation in the skin, affecting the properties of the differentiation products by altering cellular components during this process.
7 citations
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February 2022 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” This review discusses the heterogeneity and plasticity of epithelial stem cells in skin homeostasis, wound healing, and tumorigenesis, reporting no new results but emphasizing the need for further exploration of key regulatory mechanisms.
7 citations
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September 2024 in “Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology” In this study, researchers observed that Malassezia species show different lipid metabolism and growth patterns depending on pH, with slightly acidic conditions promoting beneficial lipid bio-conversion for skin health, while neutral pH resulted in lower growth and lipid content, potentially negatively impacting the skin.
7 citations
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July 2021 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study demonstrated that human skin can be efficiently reinnervated using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells, promoting skin vitality and sensory reinnervation comparable to physiological conditions.
6 citations
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April 2022 in “Journal of diabetes research” This study found that type II diabetes inhibited hair follicle regeneration and skin cell proliferation in mice, potentially explaining reduced skin renewal and chronic wound formation in diabetes.